02-13-2021, 07:24 AM
Thanks for the great recap. Couple of additional observarions from my side
Good one, I like KP sense of humor
He took "all" the shots in the first quarter visibly frustrating (at least) Luka. Its nice if they go in (first part of the quarter), not so much when they don't. He was more selective in his shots for the remainder of the game, though. I also noticed he is moving the ball badly. Once he gets it, he just thinks about shooting. There was a point where Pels rotations were on time on KP after PnP but the next man could be open, if KP would be willing to pass it.
I think he should be the one getting the defense belt. The only one really working on defense and showing a lot of energy. Spend a lot of effort fighting through screens of the Ingram PnR. Work that paid off in the second half. Ingram was good in the first, but totally dissapeared in the second half.
This! Mavs will not shoot 55 % every night and defense will not be just watching them. I guess we can see the parallels between the two teams. Both feature relatively immobile bigs, not able to guard perimeter. In addition Pels also have Zion, who is a total no show on defense. On the other hand, Kleber still isn't himself, imho. The key to Mavs success will be, if KP starts playing defense again. Not sure what happened to him. I think the defense from the wings is ok (Luka) to very good (JRich, DFS). It just doesn't show because defense from the starting bigs is non existent, mostly. That's why we get killed by simple PnR actions.
(02-13-2021, 01:00 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: The big man said he has been working on his offensive game, especially on being patient
Good one, I like KP sense of humor
He took "all" the shots in the first quarter visibly frustrating (at least) Luka. Its nice if they go in (first part of the quarter), not so much when they don't. He was more selective in his shots for the remainder of the game, though. I also noticed he is moving the ball badly. Once he gets it, he just thinks about shooting. There was a point where Pels rotations were on time on KP after PnP but the next man could be open, if KP would be willing to pass it.(02-13-2021, 01:00 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: DFS
I think he should be the one getting the defense belt. The only one really working on defense and showing a lot of energy. Spend a lot of effort fighting through screens of the Ingram PnR. Work that paid off in the second half. Ingram was good in the first, but totally dissapeared in the second half.
(02-13-2021, 01:00 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: I do think we have to note that the defense pretty much ranged from subpar to non-existent. In this case, that was also true of the Pels, who seemed totally ineffectual at guarding the three-point line, and not too great at protecting the paint, either. But not all opponents are going to be that soft
This! Mavs will not shoot 55 % every night and defense will not be just watching them. I guess we can see the parallels between the two teams. Both feature relatively immobile bigs, not able to guard perimeter. In addition Pels also have Zion, who is a total no show on defense. On the other hand, Kleber still isn't himself, imho. The key to Mavs success will be, if KP starts playing defense again. Not sure what happened to him. I think the defense from the wings is ok (Luka) to very good (JRich, DFS). It just doesn't show because defense from the starting bigs is non existent, mostly. That's why we get killed by simple PnR actions.